Spooky Dinner

For the second year in a row Jessica and I are hosting a Spooky Halloween Dinner for all those that want to come. The whole night is geared towards kids and having fun like a kid. So...

You are invited to a night of spooky fun
Friday October 28, 2011
6:00 Dinner
6:45 Trunk or Treat
by Kari and Eric neighborhood
8:00 Games in the Dark
at Chad and Jessica's place
9:30 Just the adult play time

I have been planning out our Spooky Dinner menu and came up with one all on my own. Jessica and I don't want any sweet treats for dinner so I came up with Candy Corn Yogart.
We hope to see you all there and lots of costumes.

OLIVIA

Stephanie and Rachel have been requesting more pictures of Olivia. BUT I am not a great photographer like my brother and so every picture I take Olivia looks the same. BUT I'll try. I thought maybe if I changed her outfits a few times that would help. I also like the pictures that are not posed, they seem to show more emotions and are meaning full. I think they tell a bigger story. So here are the pictures and the people in Olivia life this weekend.

First bath

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMERON AND TAYLOR

"Heavy heavy hang over thy poor head, what do you wish this donor?"

"Happy Birthday Taylor"

"Happy Birthday Cameron"

Cameron loves that we live in the country where there are a lot of cowboys and one of his good friends is a girl in his class named Syndey. We are good friends with her whole family. The oldest kid is Isaac and very good on a horse because he helps his dad on the ranch. So for Cameron's birthday I asked Isaac to teach Cameron and Taylor how to ride a horse. They road for hours and hours and had THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE. "Thanks Isaac and the Hopkin family"

Taylor's Football

Aaron was able to schedule all the games and help coach Taylor's football team. Taylor played center and guard and tackle. His number is 89 which was Aaron's, Uncle Eric, Uncle, Ryan, and Uncle Ethan's number.

Soccer Fun

Cameron and Mason are both playing soccer this year. Here are some cute shots of them. I love to watch them play. They are both good at what ever sport they are playing and they both love to be outside active. Cameron has really got the ability to run hard the whole game and gets mad at his team mates that don't run and play hard. Mason just loves to be a part of something and gets exited for who ever is kicking the ball. I'm going to enjoy every game what ever sport they play. AND I think I'll have lots of bleacher time since I have 5 children now.

Olivia Grace Hull

We are so exited to introduce our newest member of the family ...Olivia Grace Hull

Congratulations Chelsea and Reed

Happy Birthday Cameron

Congratulations cousin

Happy Birthday Mason

Mason's birthday is just days before my due date. SOOO We threw him a early birthday party. I like to do one friend party a year and this year is Mason's turn. Summer fun is always the funniest fun so we planned a pool party during the hottest part of the summer. It was planned and set for the last week of July. That day it only got to 91 degrees and was in the 80's the rest of the days.

We had pizza, presents, cake, and pop sickles. Ohh and we set up our pool that is about 3 feet deep. Mason and all his friends had lots of fun. After the 3 hour party I took them all home and then the bigger kids of the neighborhood could jump in and play.
I feel I should give more details of the day to give you a realistic picture of events. We got home late the night before so I had to decorate the cake the morning of the party and set up the pool and make the pizza all before the kids got there. I couldn't find a working air pump so I blew the pool up with my lunges. I am 8 months pregnant and a mother of 4 other small children, Aaron was not home to help, I sprayed the kids down with mosquito spray and sun screen every hour, I had to barrow my neighbors minivan to take everyone home because ours was in the shop. I'm too cheep for paper goods to be on hand and running to the store is not an option here in Woodruff, so all the 5&6 year old friends eat off of paper towels and drank with glass glasses.

With all that goes into a party, I am so glad to do it for my Mason. He is so fantastic, wonderful, fun, loving, excepting of others, forgiving, empathetic, giving, and patient. He is also cute, smart, and athletic.

Mason and I owe Taylor a BIG THANK YOU. It went off so well and successful because of him.